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- Parameswaran Thankappan Nair does not even have the requisite academic qualifications — he is only a bachelor of arts and a non-practising lawyer.
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Parameswaran Thankappan Nair (30 April 1933 – 18 June 2024) was an Indian writer, independent researcher, historian and Malayali author based in Kolkata, who wrote extensively on the history of Calcutta in the English language.
Jun 20, 2024 · PT Nair never pretended to be an academic — he did not want to be in their cosy circle and speak their esoteric language. He wrote for the common man in his own English, which was weak at times, but conveyed more information than those who wrote better.
Jun 19, 2024 · The late Mr. Nair went first to Assam seeking a job after he passed Class 10 and a typing course. He later returned to Kolkata and took up a small job in the city, where he soon immersed himself...
Nair was born in 1933 at Manjapra in Ernakulam district near Kalady where Adi Sankaracharya was born. In school, the focus was on Sanskrit, although he was taught English and his mother tongue as well.
6 days ago · PT Nair was a bibliographer in both senses of the term: a compiler of texts and lists of publications. He capitalised on the National Library’s proximity to his Bhowanipur residence, and turned...
3 days ago · Last week, P. Thankappan Nair, better known as the ‘Barefoot Historian of Calcutta’, passed away in Kerala. The 91-year-old writer had a long association with Calcutta, having walked the ...
Jun 19, 2024 · Fondly called Nair-da, Nair-babu or PT, he earned the epithet of “barefoot historian” of Calcutta because he went around and documented stories about various aspects of the city — its social life, police, institutions, communities and even roads.
